GRE Word List

ENDEMIC

belonging or native to a particular people or country

The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.

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WordMeaning
depositiona testifying especially before a court
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
labyrintha place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
vendettablood feud